Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Cuvierina columella (Rang, 1827)   Maximum size:  8 mm shell length. Identification:  This species has a cylindrical, transparent-white shell with a flattened aperture and blunt apex. Natural history:  Fragments of  Cuvierina columella shells are moderately rare in sand samples. Distribution:  Maui and Niihau: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  The photo labeled Creseis sp. in Kay, 1979 is this species. Photo:  CP: 8 mm: composite photo, same shell: south west of Kaula Rock, Niihau; Vanderbilt Pacific Equatorial Expedition; 1951; photographed at CAS. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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